Polyfunctional structural connector

ABSTRACT

A “POLYFUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL CONNECTOR” used both as a wall connector and a vertical and horizontal structural element, in the prefabricated construction system registered under patent 002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI. 
     This element, as a result of the dimensions thereof and the location of the holes thereof, may be used both as a wall connector and as a system structure. It is composed of a square-section tubular part, with pre-set holes to connect the different system elements of Patent 002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI. This element is herein referred to as Polyfunctional Structural Connector.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The technical field for recording this utility model is the section ofprefabricated buildings, with emphasis on the construction based onmodular systems, and as an improvement of the whole system by replacingthe connector of the invention with patent resolution002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI. The invention herein will be used as areplacement of the original connector when flooring is artificial andnot made of concrete.

STATE OF THE ART

The polyfunctional structural connector described herein, is designed towork as a replacement for the connector of Patent002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI. Unlike the original connector of Patent002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI that is designed for concrete flooring, theinvention can be used as a beam and artificial flooring support. Thiselement is placed within a pre-set prefabricated modular constructionsystem, the use of which is only related to this system, and cannot becompared with any other existing element, since it is an improvement ofthe connector of Patent 002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI.

That is the reason why this document describes a “UTILITY MODEL”. ormultifunctional universal or regular single-piece element, which, incertain circumstances, would replace the system connector Patent002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI, since the invention can only be used for thatpurpose. The invention works as a wall connector and a system structure.The invention is composed of a square-section tubular piece with pre-setholes to connect one to the other as universal wall connectors, columns,or beams.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CONNECTOR

The invention is a quadrangular (square) cross-section connector withtwo (2) different sides A and two sides B, wherein the two sides A arein opposite direction to each other and the two sides B are also inopposite direction to each other, wherein the side A has a pair of holesat a distance of 45 mm from one end, and the other end of the connectorhas the same holes, but at a distance of 37 mm from said end, with atolerance of +/−20%, wherein the holes on side A are always at 45 mm andon side B at 37 mm from one end, and the holes on side A are at 37 mmand on side B at 45 mm from the other end. The reversed position of theholes on sides A and B at the end of the tubes will prevent screwspassing through the holes from contacting each other inside theconnector during mounting, and will cause that only one A end beconnected with only one B end, and in all cases this will ensureconnection with each other, again and again, to build any structure asdesired since they will always fit each other.

So as to join one vertical connector to another horizontal connector,there are other holes at 377 mm from one end on side A and 355 mm onside B from the same end so screws can be placed and contact with eachother can be prevented, which will cause that side A only be connectedto the corresponding side B.

There are two pairs of holes with the same configuration to mount avertical connector to a horizontal one, but at 137 mm and 145 mm fromsides A and B, respectively, on top of the connector, which would be ina vertical position.

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1. A front view of side A and side B of the connector can be seenshowing the arrangement of the holes and their corresponding distancesfrom the ends on side A and side B.

FIG. 2. A side view of connectors joined together forming a structure ofa certain size, wherein there is a connector in a vertical position, aswell as a horizontal connector at the top and at the bottom, leaving aspace for the universal walls of Patent 002222-2015/DIN-INDECOPI.

FIG. 3. Plan view wherein the elements (connector) are joined together.

This figure shows the arrangement of the Polyfunctional ModularConnector horizontally, giving rigidity to the assembly and allowing forsubsequent placement of panels and flooring/ceiling finishes.

FIG. 4. This figure shows the connector in a perspective view.

1. A structural connector for modular constructions composed of asquare-section tubular element with connection holes to mount as acolumn or beam, wherein: said connector has two sides A and two sides B,wherein the sides A are opposite to each other, and the sides B are alsoopposite to each other, thus making sides overlap each other. saidconnector has a first end and a second end, wherein side A has two holesat 45 mm from the first end and two holes at 37 mm from the second end,with a tolerance of 20%, while side B has both pairs of holes in areversed manner, wherein the distance is 37 mm from the first end andthe distance is 45 mm from the second end; thus, causing connectors tobe joined together at opposite ends.
 2. The structural connector formodular constructions of claim 1, wherein there are holes on side A at adistance of 377 mm from the first end and on side B at 355 mm from thesame first end to mount a horizontal connector to a vertical one.
 3. Thestructural connector for modular constructions of claim 1, wherein thereare two holes on side A at a distance of 137 mm from the second end andtwo equivalent holes on side B at 145 mm from the same end.
 4. Thestructural connector for modular constructions according to claim 1,wherein there are two holes on side A at a distance of 487 mm, 506 mm,936 mm, 955 mm, 1385 mm, 1404 mm, 1837 mm and 1865 mm from the secondend.